Spending focus for this trust
This trust's data covers the financial year September 2024 to August 2025 academies accounts return (AAR).
Data for academies in a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) includes a share of MAT central finance.
Administrative supplies
High 4 out of 10 schools in the high RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laburnum Primary School | £553 per pupil |
| 2 | The Stockwood Park Academy | £271 per pupil |
| 3 | The Chalk Hills Academy | £253 per pupil |
| 4 | Queen's Park Academy | £230 per pupil |
Premises staff and services
High 4 out of 10 schools in the high RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queen's Park Academy | £105 per square metre |
| 2 | Elstow School | £97 per square metre |
| 3 | The Linden Academy | £77 per square metre |
| 4 | The Chalk Hills Academy | £48 per square metre |
Teaching and Teaching support staff
High 4 out of 10 schools in the high RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Rushmere Park Academy | £6,651 per pupil |
| 2 | Laburnum Primary School | £5,739 per pupil |
| 3 | The Vale Academy | £5,355 per pupil |
| 4 | Elstow School | £4,079 per pupil |
Utilities
High 3 out of 10 schools in the high RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Linden Academy | £30 per square metre |
| 2 | Queen's Park Academy | £25 per square metre |
| 3 | Bedford Free School | £20 per square metre |
Catering staff and supplies
High 2 out of 10 schools in the high RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Chalk Hills Academy | £378 per pupil |
| 2 | The Linden Academy | £353 per pupil |
Educational supplies
High 2 out of 10 schools in the high RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laburnum Primary School | £347 per pupil |
| 2 | The Rushmere Park Academy | £291 per pupil |
Educational ICT
High 1 out of 10 schools in the high RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queen's Park Academy | £5 per pupil |
Non-educational support staff and services
Medium 8 out of 10 schools in the medium RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houstone School | £852 per pupil |
| 2 | The Chalk Hills Academy | £799 per pupil |
| 3 | Bedford Free School | £720 per pupil |
| 4 | The Rushmere Park Academy | £715 per pupil |
| 5 | Laburnum Primary School | £687 per pupil |
| 6 | Queen's Park Academy | £681 per pupil |
| 7 | Elstow School | £609 per pupil |
| 8 | The Stockwood Park Academy | £599 per pupil |
Other costs
Medium 7 out of 10 schools in the medium RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laburnum Primary School | £146 per pupil |
| 2 | The Stockwood Park Academy | £143 per pupil |
| 3 | Houstone School | £139 per pupil |
| 4 | The Chalk Hills Academy | £130 per pupil |
| 5 | The Linden Academy | £87 per pupil |
| 6 | Queen's Park Academy | £87 per pupil |
| 7 | The Vale Academy | £67 per pupil |
Catering staff and supplies
Medium 6 out of 10 schools in the medium RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queen's Park Academy | £394 per pupil |
| 2 | The Stockwood Park Academy | £360 per pupil |
| 3 | The Rushmere Park Academy | £293 per pupil |
| 4 | The Vale Academy | £292 per pupil |
| 5 | Elstow School | £244 per pupil |
| 6 | Bedford Free School | £127 per pupil |
Premises staff and services
Medium 6 out of 10 schools in the medium RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Rushmere Park Academy | £56 per square metre |
| 2 | Bedford Free School | £56 per square metre |
| 3 | Laburnum Primary School | £48 per square metre |
| 4 | The Vale Academy | £46 per square metre |
| 5 | Houstone School | £41 per square metre |
| 6 | The Stockwood Park Academy | £36 per square metre |
Administrative supplies
Medium 6 out of 10 schools in the medium RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houstone School | £361 per pupil |
| 2 | Bedford Free School | £247 per pupil |
| 3 | The Linden Academy | £222 per pupil |
| 4 | Elstow School | £210 per pupil |
| 5 | The Rushmere Park Academy | £186 per pupil |
| 6 | The Vale Academy | £170 per pupil |
Educational ICT
Medium 4 out of 10 schools in the medium RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houstone School | £103 per pupil |
| 2 | Bedford Free School | £98 per pupil |
| 3 | The Chalk Hills Academy | £78 per pupil |
| 4 | The Vale Academy | £42 per pupil |
Educational supplies
Medium 4 out of 10 schools in the medium RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Stockwood Park Academy | £315 per pupil |
| 2 | Houstone School | £300 per pupil |
| 3 | The Vale Academy | £294 per pupil |
| 4 | The Chalk Hills Academy | £284 per pupil |
Teaching and Teaching support staff
Medium 4 out of 10 schools in the medium RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Stockwood Park Academy | £6,403 per pupil |
| 2 | Bedford Free School | £6,017 per pupil |
| 3 | The Chalk Hills Academy | £5,261 per pupil |
| 4 | The Linden Academy | £4,860 per pupil |
Utilities
Medium 3 out of 10 schools in the medium RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houstone School | £19 per square metre |
| 2 | Elstow School | £16 per square metre |
| 3 | The Stockwood Park Academy | £15 per square metre |
Educational ICT
Low 5 out of 10 schools in the low RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Stockwood Park Academy | £50 per pupil |
| 2 | The Linden Academy | £42 per pupil |
| 3 | The Rushmere Park Academy | £41 per pupil |
| 4 | Laburnum Primary School | £31 per pupil |
| 5 | Elstow School | £23 per pupil |
Utilities
Low 4 out of 10 schools in the low RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laburnum Primary School | £16 per square metre |
| 2 | The Chalk Hills Academy | £13 per square metre |
| 3 | The Rushmere Park Academy | £13 per square metre |
| 4 | The Vale Academy | £11 per square metre |
Educational supplies
Low 4 out of 10 schools in the low RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bedford Free School | £342 per pupil |
| 2 | The Linden Academy | £228 per pupil |
| 3 | Queen's Park Academy | £188 per pupil |
| 4 | Elstow School | £168 per pupil |
Other costs
Low 3 out of 10 schools in the low RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bedford Free School | £102 per pupil |
| 2 | Elstow School | £95 per pupil |
| 3 | The Rushmere Park Academy | £87 per pupil |
Teaching and Teaching support staff
Low 2 out of 10 schools in the low RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houstone School | £5,334 per pupil |
| 2 | Queen's Park Academy | £4,708 per pupil |
Non-educational support staff and services
Low 2 out of 10 schools in the low RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Linden Academy | £542 per pupil |
| 2 | The Vale Academy | £447 per pupil |
Catering staff and supplies
Low 2 out of 10 schools in the low RAG rating range
| Rank | School | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laburnum Primary School | £182 per pupil |
| 2 | Houstone School | £112 per pupil |